Ruby worked harder than the rest of us in the lab, and I did not want her efforts to be wasted because of Sullivan.

I was just leaving when my phone rang unexpectedly. Seeing that it was Lyon, I swiped to answer with a glint of anticipation in my eyes.

"Are the experiments complete?" Lyon asked.

"Just finished. Aren't you back yet?" I replied accordingly.

"Hm, I'll come down to get you so we can go back together," Lyon said.

His low, smooth voice made it seem like he was whispering in my ear, and I felt his breath brush across me.

The quiet air whispered with a soft breeze,...